Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press (2008)

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Released:
2008-09-26

Overview:
A look at the life and work of American publisher Barney Rosset, who struggled to bring controversial works like "Tropic of Cancer" and "Naked Lunch" to publication.

Directors:
Neil Ortenberg, Daniel O'Connor

Runtime:
1h 37min

Genre:
Documentary

  • Cast:
  • Barney Rosset
    as
    Self
  • Amiri Baraka
    as
    Self
  • William S. Burroughs
    as
    Self (archive footage)
  • Jim Carroll
    as
    Self
  • Lawrence Ferlinghetti
    as
    Self